One Man's Maple Moon: Grief Tanka by Brian Zimmer

English Original

this grief

not the grief expected
no tears
just miles of sand
and endless desert

Spring's First Caress, 2015

Brian Zimmer


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這種悲傷

不是一般悲傷所預期的
沒有淚水
只是幾英里長的沙子
和一望無盡的沙漠

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这种悲伤

不是一般悲伤所预期的
没有泪水
只是几英里长的沙子
和一望无尽的沙漠


Bio Sketch

Brian Zimmer wrote from the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri. His work had appeared in various international print and online journals. He took inspiration from a variety of sources, including the ancient Japanese poetic-diary (utanikki) and free-form, poetic "essay" (zuihitsu).